They went to the internet to find an explaination of what they saw only to discover there really isn't one. Then they rage with disappointment. It's like seeing Tinkbell pop up in the middle of a Terminator action scene. First reaction is, "okay?" Second reaction is, "that ruined the movie!"

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When you tell the Illusive man that he is Indoctrinated and he kills himself. Saren did the same thing at the end of the original game. The fact that they re-used that scene and the fact that everything is so surreal makes me think that the ending was a fake-out or maybe just pt. 1 of the 'real' ending. Then again, that could be the end of the game and they are just trying to gouge us with DLC now. We'll see.

When you tell the Illusive man that he is Indoctrinated and he kills himself. Saren did the same thing at the end of the original game. The fact that they re-used that scene and the fact that everything is so surreal makes me think that the ending was a fake-out or maybe just pt. 1 of the 'real' ending. Then again, that could be the end of the game and they are just trying to gouge us with DLC now. We'll see.

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That actually made sense. It was everything that happened after that point that didn't make sense.

I don't think their original intent was to change the ending with DLC (e.g. ME2's nor ME's ending is changed by DLC). They're going to release an alternate ending via DLC though because of the huge demand for it. EA smells money there and once they get the scent of money, they don't let it go.

The DLCs are (excepting the alternate ending) most likely aimed at increasing your readiness rating so you don't have to play multiplayer in order to get the "best" ending (N7 suit). I'm gonna guess that the best, alternate ending will require 6000+ readiness rating forcing a lot of players to buy DLC just to get a base-readiness rating high enough to get it.

Your link made me search for the "Indoctrination Theory:"DO NOT WATCH UNLESS YOU PLAYED THROUGH ALL THREE GAMES

That actually makes a lot of sense. BiowEAr should have taken that explaination and ran with it. The Extended Cut DLC should have the Normandy's crew picking your sorry ass off the ground (if you made the right decisions) for a round of beers and a lot of council ass-kissing (assuming they aren't dead). XD

Screw BiowEAr! I'll just pretend that conclusion was actually their intent.

Even if its all turned out to be Reaper indoctrination it still doesn't really make sense, if you make the Geth live with the Quarians then choosing to destroy synthetics makes no sense nether does the theory that all tech and synthetics can never live with organics (because eventually organics will create tech and thus recreate the cycle and eventually kill all organics), unless you assume that the Geth and Quarian peace will never last. Choosing the kill all synthetic and tech option in his mind its like hes thinking what the reapers thought all along.

TBH i dont really care anymore, i wish they had one ending that made sense and just rolled with it.

Have sex with Miranda, everyone survives but Thane doesn't matter, Tali must not be exiled, Legion is a must!

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The war between the Geth and the Quarians must end and it only happens if Tali isn't exiled and legion survives and you destroy the geth server and do all the other Quarian missions first with the destroy the Reaper base last and let Legion upload...Tali must be an Admiral which only happens if she isn't exiled in ME2

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If you finish the game with 100% Galactic battle readiness you get 3 endings to choose from 1) Control the Reapers...This is the route The Illusive man took 2)Synthesize....This is the route Saren took 3) Destroy the Reapers...This is the renegade choice and the only choice where there is a hint that Shepard survives

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The kid in the beginning that you see die and that you have dreams about is a form of indoctrination....He is also the catalyst imo this is no coincidence....of all the endings the only one that destroys this child and the only one in which he doesn't smirk/smile is Destroy the Reapers...

Even if its all turned out to be Reaper indoctrination it still doesn't really make sense, if you make the Geth live with the Quarians then choosing to destroy synthetics makes no sense nether does the theory that all tech and synthetics can never live with organics (because eventually organics will create tech and thus recreate the cycle and eventually kill all organics), unless you assume that the Geth and Quarian peace will never last. Choosing the kill all synthetic and tech option in his mind its like hes thinking what the reapers thought all along.

TBH i dont really care anymore, i wish they had one ending that made sense and just rolled with it.

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It's a ruse. You're either giving into indoctrination or you're destroying the Reapers. The indoctrination is attempting to make you believe that the mass relays and all technology will be destroyed along with them in order to convince you not to destroy them. If you were the Reapers, wouldn't you try to convince humans that destroying them will have bad and lasting unintended consequences?

Wow I feel like I've wasted my time and money on this game after watching the ending... possibly the worse way to end a trilogy. The even more crappy part is that all 3 endings are very similar whether its control, synthetic or synthesis.

It is like all the choices I made in the game until now didn't matter as it was going to have the same ending anyway and it didn't matter who I romanced, who I reunited etc... lame Bioware lame...

Wow I feel like I've wasted my time and money on this game after watching the ending... possibly the worse way to end a trilogy. The even more crappy part is that all 3 endings are very similar whether its control, synthetic or synthesis.

It is like all the choices I made in the game until now didn't matter as it was going to have the same ending anyway and it didn't matter who I romanced, who I reunited etc... lame Bioware lame...

The issue at stake here is, did Bio Ware falsely advertise? Technically, yes, they did. In the first bullet point, where it states “the decisions you make completely shape your experience”, there is no indecision in that statement. It is an absolute. The next statement is not so absolute. It states “your choices drive powerful outcomes”. A consumer would have to very carefully analyze this statement to come to a conclusion that the game’s outcome is not “wholly” determined by one’s choices. This statement, really though, is very subject to interpretation. Also this is just a small example of their advertising and does not take into account anything that might have been said, as far as their public relations and other advertising campaigns.

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they make a odd determination, basically "hey someone can sue you now" which is pretty useless, they need to redirect the attention to something more serious, kinda like the charity they mentioned that I never even heard of:shadedshu I would've donated if I knew it existed before it closed.